Adjustable horse collar



Dec. 28,1926- 1,612,539

J. D. SHORT ArmlsTALE HORSE. COLLAR Filed sept. `1,4. 192s Inval/fol;

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Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

itil STATS pensee Peteur reina JEFFERSON D. SHORT, OF ALBUQUERQE, NEW IIIEXICO, ASSGNOR 0F ONE-'HALF TO M. B. GIBSON, OF WICHITA, KANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE HORSE COLLAR.

Application filed September 14, 1925.

This invention relates to horse collars of the class having a top member'adapted to accommodate lower members of different sizes, this type of article enabling a dealer to meet all demands of his trade while carrying, perhaps, only fifty percent of the stock necessary where the collars are of the customary or non-adjustable type, and the objects of the invention are to provide a top member of simple, strong, durable and inexpensive construction which eiectually protects the neck of the animal and the upper end of the lower member from dust, rain and snow and thereby lengthens the period of service of the more costly lower member and affords Amore protection to the animal from abrasion incident to the use of ragged rough or open upper ends of said lower member. Another object is to provide an eX- ternal attaching strap between the members which cannot become detached or materially shift its position regardless of whether the collar is in or out of service.

1With these general objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel and useful features of construction and combination of parts as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it maybe fully understood, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a view of the left side'of the upper part of a collar embodying the invention. i

Figure 2 is a rear view of the construction `shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure l but of the opposite side of the collar.v

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line IV-IV of Figure l.

Figure 5 is a cross section taken on the line V-V of Figure 1.

in the said drawing, l indicates the U-shaped member of common type for extending at the sides and under the neck of the animal, and for fitting over the neck and connecting with the upper ends of the sides of the lower member, is an arched member 2. This member is hollow or tubular in character and fits telescopical'ly over the upper ends of the sides of the lower member. In practice a single arched member is adapted for cooperation with lower mem bers of several dierent sizes, and in consequence permits a dealer to accommodate different customers without carrying as heavy Serial No, 56,262.

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The arched member consists of an outer section 3 wider than the upper end of the lower member, a channelled bottom section 4, and side members or strips 5, all preferably made of sole leather or the like so that when properly shaped or contoured they will not readily sag or bend. The strips or side members 5 are servedy or otherwise fastened as at 6 to the front and rear edges of memer 3, and at their inner edges are sewed or otherwise fastened as at 'i' to the front and. rear edges of the bottom member 4. rvlie strips o members 5 being of heavv ine-"M'rl serve not only as connections between the members 3 and 4, but also as stiffeners therefor, and the connections are made with a water-tight relation so that rain, snow, dust and the'like cannot readily enter the tubular member, it being noted further that the stidenedfront and rear edges of member 3 project beyond the corresponding edges of member 4 and serve as eaves to exclude water from entering the bottom or channel member between the upper edges thereof and the side members or strips 5.

A heavy leather ridge strap 8 suitably fastened upon the member 3, preferably entends from the front to the rear margin of the latter, and at an intermediate point, is bowed upward to provide a transverse. guide or loop 9. A. pair of transversely alined guides or loops l() made of leather or the like are also secured to the outer side of the member 3 by rivets ll or otherwise, the loops 9 and 10 being adapted to receive a strap hereinafter identified, for connecting the arched and lower members of the collar together, and to accommodate the pressure of said strap without chance of collapsing, the ridge portion of the arched member is reinforced internally by superposed longitudinal strips 12 if of leather, it being obvious that metal could be readily used as an equivalent stiffener within the arched member, as it would be eifectually protected from water. The connecting strap 13 extends through the loops 9 and lO as suggested, and at the right hand end is .doubled or looped back and stitched at its extremity as at 14, to the arched member.

lili) lit) A metal link 15 connects the looped end of the strap to a. keeper 1G fastened to the right hand side of the lower member. A buckle l? secured as 18 to the other side of the lower member, is adapted for engagement with the other or left hand end of the strap. The arched member is also provided with an external rib 19 forward of and parallel with trie strap 13, which ridge in conjunction with the strap and guides or loops 9 and l0, provides a channel for the reception of the hames strap, not she-Wn, and retains such strap against forward and rearward shiftingv movement on the arched member,

From the foregoing description and reference to the drawing, it will be apparent that the arched member can be readily applied to the lower member as described after member and thus cannot be mislaid or lost.

The collar when in position, is as complete and more efficient than the ordinary pe of collar, as it affords better protection to the animal and preserves the upper ends of the lower member against deterioration to a degree which would follow the use of a collar of any type Where rain, snow and the like have free access to the upper ends of the lower member.

From the above description, it Will be apparent that the invention is .susceptible of modification in minor particulars Without departing from the principle of construction involved, and l reserve the right to n'iake all changes properly falling Within the spirit and scoue of the appended claims.

l claim:

l. A horse collar comprising a lower U- shaped member and a hollow arched member litt-ing telescopically on the ends of the lower member, and provided With external top and side loops, and an internal ridge stifener, and a strap extending over the arched member and through said loops and` ons i rear edges beyond the Correspending,I rokjes of the bottom section.

3. In a horse collar, a. hollow arched member comprising a top section, and an arched bottoni section, sait top and bottom sections being` secured together along their front and rear edges with a substantially Water-tight relatiointhe top member projecting at its front and rear edges beyond the corresponding' edges of the bottom section.

ln Witness whereof l hereunto aiiiX my signature.

JEFFERSON SHORT.

tion, the top member projecting its front z 

